What do physicians want at the end? An international qualitative study on physicians’ personal end-of-life preferences and what influences them by Sarah Mroz, Frederick Daenen, Sigrid Dierickx, Freddy Mortier, Ludovica De Panfilis, Luca Ghirotto, Toby Campbell, Kenneth Chambaere, Luc Deliens

“…Data collection and analysis were informed using the reflexive thematic analysis approach. …”
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Relatives’ experiences of unsuccessful out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts: a qualitative analysis by Caroline Huxley, Eleanor Reeves, Justin Kearney, Galina Gardiner, Karin Eli, Rachael Fothergill, Gavin D. Perkins, Michael Smyth, Anne-Marie Slowther, Frances Griffiths

“…Results Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 relatives of OHCA non-survivors. …”
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Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Antithrombotic Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients: Cross-Sectional Results of the Vienna InVestigation of AtriaL Fibrillation and Thromboembolis... by Oliver Königsbrügge, Florian Posch, Marlies Antlanger, Josef Kovarik, Renate Klauser-Braun, Josef Kletzmayr, Sabine Schmaldienst, Martin Auinger, Günther Zuntner, Matthias Lorenz, Ella Grilz, Gerald Stampfel, Stefan Steiner, Ingrid Pabinger, Marcus Säemann, Cihan Ay

“…A structured interview with each patient was performed, recent and archived ECGs were viewed and medical histories were verified with electronic records.…”
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School life during COVID-19: a qualitative study exploring English secondary school staff and pupils’ experiences of the school-based mitigation measures by Sarah Bell, Jane Williams, Sabi Redwood, Jeremy Horwood

“…Participants were purposively sampled from English schools serving diverse communities participating in the CoMMinS (COVID-19 Mapping and Mitigation in Schools) study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted remotely, and data were analysed thematically. …”
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Creating healthy remote store food environments: use of the Store Scout App in practice by Amanda Hill, Meaghan Christian, Gina Absalom, Brianna Sanderson, Hannah Downes, Sheida Navidi, Anna Murison, Emma McMahon, Grace Dwyer, Julie Brimblecombe

“…Usability was assessed qualitatively using semi-structured interviews with the nutrition professionals based on the Modified System Usability Scale. …”
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Navigating the completing cancer treatment incentive in Malaysia: patient insights and implementation challenges by Nur Hidayati Abdul Halim, Nur Azmiah Zainuddin, Farhana Aminuddin, Nurul Athirah Naserrudin, Nor Zam Azihan Mohd Hassan

“…Data were anlaysed using the RE-AIM framework, focusing on the dimensions of reach, adoption, and implementation. …”
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Are tailored primary care services for social inclusion good value for money? A health economics evaluation with Monte-Carlo probabilistic sensitivity analysis comparing tailored s... by Síle Kelly, Anne Dee, Patrick O’Donnell

“…They often have complex health and social care needs yet face structural and attitudinal barriers accessing mainstream healthcare. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Chronic Type 2 Diabetes Patients in China Toward Continuous Glucose Monitoring: An Online Questionnaire Survey by Liu B, Wu X, Zou X, Sun F, Yu J

“…Of these, 544 patients completed the questionnaires. After data cleaning, 493 questionnaires were included in the analysis, resulting in a response rate of 86% and an effective rate of 91%. …”
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QFD no desenvolvimento de novos produtos: um estudo sobre a sua introdução em uma empresa adotando a pesquisa-ação como abordagem metodológica QFD in new product development: a stu... by Paulo A. Cauchick Miguel

“…<br>Organizations from various industrial sectors have structured their new product development process (NPD) and introduced methods and techniques to support this process. …”
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Bacterial Etiology of Urinary Tract Infection and Antibiogram Profile in Children Attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Melaku Zeleke, Tahir Eyayu, Lemma Workineh, Shewaneh Damtie, Tesfaye Andualem, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Ayenew Assefa, Sisay Getu, Tazeb Molla, Tsehaynesh Gebreyesus

“…The sociodemographic and clinically pertinent information was gathered using a semi-structured questionnaire. Every participant in the study who was ≤15 years old gave clean-catch midstream urine. …”
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ZAS-F: A Zero-Shot Abstract Sub-Goal Framework Empowers Robots for Long Horizontal Inventory Tasks by Yongshuai Wu, Jian Zhang, Shaoen Wu, Shiwen Mao, Ying Wang

“…Compared to prior approaches, ZAS-F achieves a 98.3% scanning accuracy while significantly reducing the training data requirement. Further, ZAS-F demonstrated strong generalization, maintaining a scan success rate of 99.4% in real-world deployment without additional fine-tuning. …”
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Is a body mass index of less than 18.5 kg/m2 associated with an increased susceptibility to mild cognitive impairment? A cross-sectional study conducted in China by Wei Li, Ling Yue, Shifu Xiao, Lin Sun

“…Cohort 2 comprised an extra 226 older adults, including 54 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 174 normal adults, and unlike cohort 1, all of them underwent T1 phase MRI scans.Outcome measures The cognitive abilities, BMI and structural magnetic resonance properties of elderly individuals in the Chinese community.Results In cohort 1, we discovered that having a BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 posed a significant risk for MCI (p=0.005, OR=2.000, 95% CI: 1.228 to 3.255), regardless of age, gender and other significant variables. …”
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Exploration of the Gaps in the Enactment and Implementation of the Domestic Violence Act of South Africa by Sabelinah M. Tshoane, Paul O. Bello, Jacob T. Mofokeng, Adewale A. Olutola

“…Open invitations were also extended to 30 people to participate in semi-structured one-on-one interviews for the qualitative research component, while questionnaires were sent to approximately 170 respondents. …”
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‘It's about collaboration’: a whole-systems approach to understanding and promoting movement in Suffolk by A. J. Brinkley, K. M. Cusimano, P. Freeman, R. Southall-Edwards, V. F. Gladwell

“…Within Phase 1, we used secondary data, insight-work, a narrative review, participatory workshops, and interviews in a pluralistic style to map the system-representing physical activity. …”
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Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward generative artificial intelligence in Egypt 2024: a Cross-Sectional study by Omar A. Ghanem, Abdelmonam M. Hagag, Muhammed E. Kormod, Mennatullah A. El-Refaay, Alaa Mahmoud Khedr, Omnia M. Abozaid, Karim M. Abdelmoaty, Mona S. Hamed

“…Methods In 2024, a cross-sectional study using a semi-structured questionnaire was performed, targeting 423 students as a convenient sample from 10 selected Egyptian universities by simple random sampling. …”
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Nexus of green human resource management and sustainable corporate performance: the mediating roles of green behavior and green commitment by Thanh Tiep Le, Duc Hieu Tham

“…Analysis is conducted utilizing Smart PLS software version 3.3.7, employing partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to assess both first-level and second-level variables in a two-step process. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study by Sridevi PN, Thirukumaran R, Kannan Muthuraman A, Arunkumar Yograj, Priya S, Hemamalini B

“…The calculated sample size was 76, which was rounded up to 100 participants in both the case and control groups. Data collection was done by using semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Psychodrama: implementation, study design and effectiveness: a systematic review by Jesús Maya, Miriam Pérez-Berbel, Laura Giraldo-Arroyave, Irene Hurtado

“…However, the methodological design of psychodrama needs improvement: RCTs and quasi-experimental designs, larger sample sizes, follow-up evaluations, and effect size measurement. Additionally, structuring interventions and their manualization in specific populations can help establish evidence-based treatments.…”
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Novel Genetic Variants for Cartilage Thickness and Hip Osteoarthritis. by Martha C Castaño-Betancourt, Dan S Evans, Yolande F M Ramos, Cindy G Boer, Sarah Metrustry, Youfang Liu, Wouter den Hollander, Jeroen van Rooij, Virginia B Kraus, Michelle S Yau, Braxton D Mitchell, Kenneth Muir, Albert Hofman, Michael Doherty, Sally Doherty, Weiya Zhang, Robert Kraaij, Fernando Rivadeneira, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Rose A Maciewicz, Nigel Arden, Rob G H H Nelissen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Joanne M Jordan, Michael C Nevitt, Eline P Slagboom, Deborah J Hart, Floris Lafeber, Unnur Styrkarsdottir, Eleftheria Zeggini, Evangelos Evangelou, Tim D Spector, Andre G Uitterlinden, Nancy E Lane, Ingrid Meulenbelt, Ana M Valdes, Joyce B J van Meurs

“…To reduce heterogeneity, we here examined cartilage thickness, one of the structural components of joint health. We conducted a genome-wide association study of minimal joint space width (mJSW), a proxy for cartilage thickness, in a discovery set of 13,013 participants from five different cohorts and replication in 8,227 individuals from seven independent cohorts. …”
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Causal Therapy of COVID-19: Critical Review and Prospects by N. V. Beloborodova, E. V. Zuev, M. N. Zamyatin, V. G. Gusarov

“…The paper is structured based on the drug’s action mechanism and contains parts dedicated to antiviral, immunomodulatory, and antibacterial therapies. …”
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